Ideas, skills and creativity are critical in developing responsible ways to produce and use energy.

June

Executive Vice-President's Award for CRT - June 2009internal article
Executive Vice-President's Award
Shell New Zealand's Commercial Road Transport (CRT) team recently celebrated an outstanding achievement, picking up a prestigious Executive Vice President's Award in the "Global Reach - Local Touch" category for project "All Blacks - Bringing the business into the black".

Fuel for fighting fires - June 2009
Fuel for Fighting Fires
A group of drivers from Shell Logistics Newport recently volunteered their time to attend to the fire ravaged area of Daylesford to assist the emergency service teams with fuel supply.

Know your Life-Saving Rules - June 2009
Know your Life-Saving Rules
Saving lives - the clue to their role is clearly in the name of the 12 Life-Saving Rules currently being highlighted to all employees and contractors.

Securing the future with selective growth - June 2009internal article
Securing the future with selective growth
Developing a portfolio built on profitability, scale and selective growth is an important theme for Shell's downstream business going forward.

Shell Australia is 'Making the Difference REAL!' - June 2009
Making the Difference
Coles Express are waiting with baited breath for the announcement of the 2008 Global Retailer of the Year. Their Top 4 Coles Express stores are being flown to Istanbul, Turkey for the annual 'People Make the Difference REAL!' (PMTDR) global event, where they will be in the running to be awarded the "2008 Global Retailer of the Year".

Shell awarded 5 star supplier rating by Xstrata - June 2009internal article
Townsville Floods
Shell has earned a 5 star supplier rating from global mining giant, Xstrata, thanks to the combined efforts of Logistics, Supply and Portfolio teams and Xstrata's account manager during the Queensland flood crises of 2008 and 2009.

Shell People Survey 2009 - June 2009internal article
Shell People Survey 2009 starts May 27
This year the seventh Shell People Survey (SPS) is being conducted from May 27 until June 26, asking more than 100.000 Shell employees worldwide for their feedback on a series of issues, ranging from leadership, business direction, communication, inclusion and living our core values.

Trackside with Ferrari - June 2009
Trackside with Ferrari
Shell recently played host to a range of important customers and suppliers over the four-day Australian Grand Prix festival at Melbourne's Formula One race track in Albert Park.

April
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Back to work breakfast brings a taste for Goal Zero - April 2009internal article
Back to work breakfast brings a taste for Goal Zero
Shell Todd Oil Services (STOS) are serious about achieving Goal Zero in 2009. The first thing on the menu at the back-to-work breakfasts for employees was a discussion on workplace health and safety.

March
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An interview with Linda Cook - March 2009internal article
An interview with Linda Cook
At a standing room only forum in Melbourne last month, Linda Cook, Executive Director of Gas & Power, Shell Trading and Global Solutions & Technology, provided the capacity crowd with insight into how Shell is responding to the current global financial crisis.

Brisbane Retail soars, thanks to Neil Hernan - March 2009internal article
Brisbane Retail soars, thanks to Neil Hernan
Persistence and determination in negotiating a new lease at Brisbane Airport have paid off handsomely for Shell Retail Brisbane, thanks in no small part to the efforts of one man.

Editorial: This month in Shell World Oceania - March 2009
This month in Shell World Oceania
Happy New Year from the team at Shell World Oceania, and although we're only two months in, what an eventful year it has already been! With the devastating effects of the Victorian bushfires still being quantified, our hearts go out...

Forecourt Challenge 2008 - March 2009internal article
Forecourt Challenge 2008
Following on from last year's competition, the 2008 Coles Express Forecourt Challenge has once again produced some fantastic results right across the nation.

Giving Pernis that woman's touch - March 2009
Canadians show support for oil sands development
How one female employee is making her presence felt in the male-dominated world of refineries.

Online induction innovation for Shell Logistics - March 2009internal article
Online induction innovation for Shell Logistics
Shell Logistics has launched an innovative new online induction programme designed to provide a consistent approach to preparing new employees for work across any of its 27 logistics sites.

Safety Day 2009 - March 2009internal article
Safety Day 2009
MORE than 100,000 Shell people - staff and contractors - responded to 2008's Safety Day call to action by pledging to make a small change that would make a big difference.

Saving lives with Geology - Part Two - March 2009
Saving lives with Geology - Part Two
Part two of our interview with Nick Richardson, an Exploration Geologist based in Aberdeen.

Strategic review of Shell's downstream businesses in New Zealand - March 2009internal article
Strategic review of Shell's downstream businesses in New Zealand
Shell has commenced a strategic review to study the long-term ownership options of its downstream businesses in New Zealand.

Ten years of success with Ducati - March 2009
Ten years of success with Ducati
This year is set to be a very special one for Shell and Ducati as it marks the tenth anniversary of their technical partnership.

Top Gear Live skids on to Oceania's shores - March 2009
Top Gear Live skids on to Oceania's shores
The Top Gear Live team recently took Australia and New Zealand by storm, skidding onto our shores for the very first time. The Shell V-Power sponsored event drew huge audiences at both locations, exciting audiences with the much-anticipated live show.
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February
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Driving competence through Project Academy - February 2009internal article
Driving competence through Project Academy.
Competence Development Programme for Project Engineers to support top quartile project delivery.

My brother's keeper - stress the silent killer - February 2009
My brother's keeper – stress the silent killer
The physical manifestations of stress really can kill you. To achieve Goal Zero, staff are charged with the safety of not only themselves, but of the people around them.

January
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Asset Integrity - January 2009
Asset Integrity
In spite of the threat of a global recession and the renewed vigilance on cost focus, Shell is continuing to place the upkeep of its operations on the delivery agenda.

Award winning customer service at Newport - January 2009
Award winning customer service at Newport
Excellence in customer service and an astonishing improvement in overall performance by the Victorian Scheduling team at Newport, has been formally recognised with a Distribution Vice President's Award.
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Energy Challenge interview with James Smith, Shell UK chairman - January 2009
Energy Challenge interview with James Smith, Shell UK chairman
Shell UK Chairman, James Smith talks about his views on the energy challenge.

Every little HELPS - Safety Day donations to HELPS International starts to make a difference - January 2009
Every little HELPS - Safety Day donations to HELPS International starts to make a difference
A factory in Mexico that will produce so-called 'improved cook stoves' - ones that emit less toxic fumes and use less fuel - is under development thanks to donations made as part of this year's Safety Day.

Geelong Refinery mothers gain 'Pearls of Wisdom' - January 2009
Every little HELPS - Safety Day donations to HELPS International starts to make a difference
Choices - having and being comfortable with them - was the dominant theme during the opening presentation of Shell Geelong Refinery's joint launch for the Working Mother's Group (WMG) and Maternal Room.

Major Project achievement in Mackay - January 2009
Major Project achievement in Mackay
In early November 2008, Shell Logistics Australia reached an important milestone in their quest towards 'Goal Zero' injuries; achieving 20,000 work hours without lost injury time or a recordable injury case.
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Mark Williams: discover the man behind the job title - January 2009
Mark Williams: discover the man behind the job title
The new Downstream Director's Shell journey has taken him from drilling wells in Alaska to implementing changes for Downstream-One, but one driving force remains the same: he hates losing to the competition.

Tough times, tough choices - Part 1 - January 2009
Tough times, tough choices - Part 1
Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer says in an interview that the global economic crisis should not shift our attention away from the energy and climate challenge.

Tough times, tough choices - Part 2 - January 2009
Tough times, tough choices - Part 2
Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer says in an interview that the global economic crisis should not shift our attention away from the energy and climate challenge.



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